Air Transport

Content
1. International Conventions
2. International Air Transport Cooperation 3. Air Waybill 4. Rates and price formation

Air Transport
The fastest

The most expensive

The most secure Mostly used for perishable goods and very expensive

goods (luxury goods)

Line System Aircraft or Charter Aircraft

International cargo traffic has doubled in the last five

years

1. International Conventions
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Warsaw Convention, 1929 International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation, The Hague, 1933 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, 1944 International Air Transport Association, 1933

Warsaw Convention, 1929

International civil aviation agreement that establishes the legal framework for carriage of passengers,

luggage, and goods (cargo);

It covers conditions of carriage that define liability of the carrier in case of loss, damage, injury or death due to accident on international flights and spell out procedures for claims and restitution; lays down out the requirements for format and content of air transport documents (passenger tickets, luggage tickets, air consignment notes).

International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation

Signed in Hague, 1933;
Regulation of sanitary control measures that can be

taken by airports and indicating documents that must be on board; (such as sanitary certificates) veterinary or

the specific

requirement for the presentation of all documents

phyto-sanitary

Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, 1944

established

the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating and regulating international air travel;
aircraft registration and safety, and details the rights of the signatories in relation to air travel;

The Convention establishes rules of airspace,

International Air Transport Association, 1933

Signed in Hague, 1933 Over 130 member states (over 280 air companies); There are established the IATA transporting

conditions ; Providing a system for splitting the benefits; Overflown areas are divided in 3 zones: I. North America, South America and the islands around; II. Europe, Africa, Middle East, the islands around; III. Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the islands around.

2. International Air Transport Cooperation

INTERLINE Contract
Mutual representation contract for general

sales
The Contract operating in pool The Contract regarding handling

3. Air Waybill
The air waybill is a contract - an agreement between the

shipper and the carrier;

Air consignment note refers to a receipt issued by an

international airline for goods and an evidence of the contract of carriage, but it is not a document of title to the goods;
It covers transport of cargo from airport to airport. By

accepting a shipment an IATA cargo agent is acting on behalf of the carrier whose air waybill is issued;
The air waybill has multiple copies so that each party

involved in the shipment can document it.

Main Functions
Contract of Carriage

Evidence of Receipt of Goods

Freight Bill Certificate of Insurance

Customs Declaration

Content of the Air Waybill

the shipper's name and address, consignee's name and address,

three letter origin airport code,

three letter destination airport code, declared shipment value for customs, number of pieces, gross weight, a description of the goods, any special instructions (e.g,. "perishable").

conditions of contract that describe the carrier's terms and

conditions, such as its liability limits and claims procedures.

4. Rates and Price formation

General Cargo Rates

Specific Commodity Rates

Main elements that influence the level of air rates:

Weight of cargo
Cargo cubic capacity Distance and transport relation Type of goods Packaging way Transport form of employment The possibility of using the return flight

Conditions of payments
Charges prepaid (CP) Charges collect (CC) Cash on Delivery (COD)